Pharmacist

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules.

We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE : 1, Shift : All, Schedule : Variable

ROLE SUMMARY

Provides effective, efficient, and accurate pharmaceutical care to patients to ensure positive drug therapy outcomes. Coordinates and supervises compounding and distribution of drugs in a safe and accurate manner, acting in accordance with protocols, internal guidelines / standards and regulatory requirements.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assures safe, evidence based, and cost-effective use of pharmaceuticals and IV products through the application of specialized knowledge, technology, skills, and professional judgment.

2. Serves as a patient advocate when implementing care by considering the patient’s disease conditions, screening for drug misadventures, and being an active member of the healthcare team.

Documents direct patient care activities appropriately.

3. Coordinates and facilitates an efficient and clinically appropriate drug distribution and communication system to assure optimal patient care following existing standards of practice and the organization’s policies and procedures.

4. Follows through on identified medication errors and adverse reactions to address clinical concerns promptly to prevent recurrence.

5. Provides concise, applicable, comprehensive, and timely responses to requests for drug information from patients and health care providers.

6. Provides residents and students with the opportunities to learn in a positive and supportive environment. Provides leadership and serves as a role model for competent professional practice.

7. Exhibits skills of a practice leader by contributing to departmental leadership and management activities and involvement with committees and professional organizations.

8. Provides effective medications and practice-related education, training, or counseling to patients, caregivers, health professionals, and the public.

9. Maintains and improves individual competency through a program of lifelong learning by participation in internal and external education programs and self study.

Pursues advanced training and credentialing to strengthen practice, teaching, or research skills.

10. Identifies opportunities for improvement of the organization’s medication-use system and design and implement quality improvement changes with the team.

Position Summary

The Pharmacist is an exciting professional opportunity at MultiCare, ensuring prompt and accurate pharmaceutical care services for patients, nurses and physicians.

This position will offer you the capacity to apply your knowledge and expertise toward supporting quality health services and patient care.

Responsibilities

• You will dispense medications to patients and interpret IV admixture orders and prepare primary IV / solutions
• You will manufacture nonstandard pharmaceutical preparations when required and maintain appropriate records
• You will supervise support personnel and assumes responsibility for final check of all completed work
• You will assist in the inspection of all pharmaceutical supplies on all services
• You will provide for the safe and accurate provision of pharmaceutical care service

Requirements

• Completion of an ASHP accredited pharmacy residency preferred
• Licensed as a pharmacist in the State of Washington
• Minimum one (1) year of pharmacy experience preferred in setting appropriate to work assignment (hospital, retail, clinic or other)

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy.

Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging : We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our caregivers
• Mission-driven : We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership : Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric : Named Forbes America’s Best Employers by State in 2023
• Technology : "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research : MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle : Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off.

As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position.

The pay scale is $52.91 - $74.07 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to : skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and / or education.

If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.